Biography

Selected by Buffalo Bills in the first round (12th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, April 28, 2007... Acquired via trade by Seattle Seahawks from Buffalo, Oct. 5, 2010... Acquired via trade by Oakland Raiders from Seattle, April 26, 2017.

CAREER: Powerful back enters his 11th NFL season and second with the Raiders…Joined the team via a trade with the Seattle Seahawks in April 2017…Career totals include 142 games played with 129 starts, 10,003 rushing yards on 2,351 carries (4.3 avg.) with 81 TDs…Has 272 receptions for 2,130 yards (7.8 avg.) and nine TDs as a receiver…Postseason totals include 11 games played with 10 starts, 193 rushes for 937 yards and nine TDs, and 12 receptions for 126 yards…Is a five-time Pro Bowler, having been named to the team in four straight seasons from 2011-14, with his first selection coming in 2008…Named to the Associated Press All-Pro First Team in 2012 and Second Team in 2014…Is one of just 31 players in NFL history to rush for 10,000 career yards, a feat he accomplished in 2017…Became the 20th player in NFL history to record 80 career rushing TDs last year…Owns 33 career 100-yard rushing games…Enters the season with the NFL’s most rushing TDs (58) since 2011, despite missing all of the 2016 season…Recorded a team-high 207 carries for 891 yards and seven TDs in his first season with the Raiders last year…Set a career high with 17 total TDs in 2014 and added 1,306 rushing yards…Recorded 14 total TDs and 1,257 rushing yards in 2013, helping the Seahawks capture their first Super Bowl…Had a career year in 2012, setting career highs in carries (315), rushing yards (1,590), 100-yard games (10) and added 12 total TDs…Recorded 1,204 rushing yards in his first full season in Seattle in 2011…Played in 45 games with 37 starts over three-plus seasons with the Bills…Became the fastest running back in franchise history to reached 1,500 rushing yards, doing so in just 19 games...Was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

2017: Started 15 games in his first season with the Silver and Black...Finished with 891 rushing yards on 207 carries (4.3 avg.) with seven TDs...Added 151 receiving yards on 20 catches...Became the 31st player in NFL history to record 10,000 career rushing yards, hitting the milestone in Week 17 at the Los Angeles Chargers...Also became just the 20th player in NFL history to record 80 career rushing TDs…(9/10) at Ten.: Recorded a game-high 76 rushing yards on 18 carries in his first game with the Raiders...Added a 16-yard reception from QB Derek Carr in the win...(9/17) vs. NYJ: Recorded a game-high 12 carries for 45 yards with one TD, his first score as a Raider...His 2-yard TD run marked the 75th TD of his career...(9/24) at Was.: Posted six carries for 18 yards and added one reception for eight yards...(10/1) at Den.: Carried the ball nine times for 12 yards...(10/8) vs. Bal.: Totaled 12 carries for 43 yards with one TD...(10/15) vs. LAC: Rushed 13 times for 63 yards...(10/19) vs. KC: Rushed two times for nine yards before being disqualified from the game...(11/5) at Mia.: Finished with 14 carries for 57 yards and two TDs, adding six yards receiving on two receptions...His two scores marked the first time he has had a multi-TD game since 2014…Was the 13th multi-score game of his career…Totaled 39 yards on the ground during the Raiders’ opening series of the second half and capped the drive with a 22-yard TD run...(11/19) vs. NE: Finished the day with 11 carries for 67 yards (6.1 avg.) with a 25-yard long…Added one catch for 10 yards...(11/26) vs. Den.: Set a season high with 26 carries for 67 yards with one TD...Added a season-high three receptions for 44 yards (14.7 avg.)...(12/3) vs. NYG: Totaled a season-high 101 yards on the ground on 17 carries (5.9 avg.) with a 51-yard TD…His 51-yard rush was the longest of the year...Added two receptions for 20 yards (10.0 avg.)...(12/10) at KC: Recorded 61 yards on the ground on seven carries for a season-high 8.7 avg. ...Put the Raiders on the board with a 22-yard TD rush…(12/17) vs. Dal.: Totaled a team-high 16 rushes for 76 yards…(12/25) at Phi.: Recorded a game-high 95 yards on 25 carries...(12/31) at LAC: Finished the day with 19 carries for 101 yards and added two receptions for 18 yards...Eclipsed 100 yards on the ground for the second time as a member of the Silver and Black.

2016 (with Sea.): Spent the entire season on the Reserve/Retired List.

2015 (with Sea.): Played in seven games with six starts, limited by hamstring and abdomen injuries throughout the season…Totaled 417 rushing yards on 111 carries (3.8 avg.) and three TDs…Posted 13 receptions for 80 yards (6.2 avg.)…Appeared in one postseason game, recording six rushes for 20 yards and two receptions for 15 yards…(9/13) at StL.: Recorded 104 yards of total offense, including 73 rushing yards on 18 carries…(9/27) at Chi.: Tallied five rushes for 14 yards before leaving the game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury…(10/18) vs. Car.: Returned to action and recorded 54 rushing yards on 17 carries and his first TD of the season…(10/22) at SF: Posted season highs with 27 rushes for 122 yards and one TD…Postseason: (1/17/16) at Car.: Appeared in his first game back from an abdominal injury, posting six rushes for 20 yards in the Divisional Round.

2014 (with Sea.): Appeared in all 16 games and made 14 starts, helping the Seahawks advance to the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year…Earned his fifth trip to the Pro Bowl…Named to the Associated Press All-Pro Second Team, his second selection to an AP All-Pro Team (2012, First Team)…Set a career high with 17 total TDs (13 rushing and four receiving), leading the NFL…With 1,306 rushing yards, became the only player to record at least 1,000 rushing yards and at least 10 rushing TDs each year from 2011-14…Totaled 280 rushes for 1,306 yards (4.7 avg.) and 13 TDs…Added 37 receptions for 367 yards and four TDs…Had two 100-yard rushing games in the postseason and totaled 318 rushing yards on 63 carries with two TDs…(9/4) vs. GB: Started the season opener and rushed for 110 yards on 20 carries with two TDs, his ninth career multi-rushing TD game…(9/21) vs. Den.: Totaled 128 yards of total offense (88 rushing, 40 receiving)…Scored two TDs on the day, a receiving TD and the game-winning 6-yard score in overtime…(10/6) at Was.: Recorded 117 yards of total offense, posting 72 rushing yards on 17 carries and 45 receiving yards on five receptions…Notched his third receiving TD of the season…(10/12) vs. Dal.: Rushed 10 times for 61 yards, including a 32-yard rush in the first half…(11/2) vs. Oak.: Posted 143 yards of total offense (67 rushing and 76 receiving) and two TDs in the victory…(11/9) vs. NYG: Led the team with 140 rushing yards and helped the team establish a franchise record for most rushing yards in a game (350)…Tied a club record and set a career high with four rushing TDs in the contest…(11/16) at KC: Posted 124 rushing yards on 24 carries in the loss…(11/27) at SF: Led the team with 104 rushing yards in the Thanksgiving Day victory…(12/7) at Phi.: Posted 113 yards of total offense (86 rushing and 27 receiving) and one receiving TD…Topped 1,000 yards on the year in the contest…(12/21) at Ari.: Led the team with 113 yards on 10 carries, including two TDs, despite not playing in the first quarter due to an upset stomach…Broke a career-high 79-yard TD run in the fourth quarter…Postseason: (1/10/15) vs. Car.: Recorded 59 rushing yards on 14 carries…(1/18/15) vs. GB: Set a franchise postseason record with 157 rushing yards, including 120 in the second half/overtime…Also added one TD on the ground and 26 receiving yards…Super Bowl XLIX (2/1/15) vs. NE: Went over 100 rushing yards for the second consecutive postseason game, finished with 102 yards on 24 carries and one TD…Added 31 yards as a receiver.

2013 (with Sea.): Started all 16 games for the first time in his career and helped the Seahawks capture their first Super Bowl in franchise history…Was selected to the Pro Bowl for the third straight season and fourth time overall…Recorded 14 total TDs (12 rushing and two receiving)…Posted 1,257 rushing yards on 301 carries (4.2 avg.) with 12 TDs…Added 316 receiving yards on 36 receptions (8.8 avg.) and two TDs…Posted 288 rushing yards on 65 carries and four TDs in the postseason, on his way to two 100-yard rushing games…(9/15) vs. SF: Totaled 135 yards of offense…Rushed 28 times for 98 yards with two TDs, while leading the team with three catches for 37 yards…(9/22) vs. Jac.: Posted 69 rushing yards on 17 carries…(9/29) at Hou.: Led the team in both rushing and receiving…Totaled 143 yards of offense after rushing for 98 on 17 carries with one TD and catching three balls for 45 yards…(10/6) at Ind.: Tallied over 100 yards for the first time on the season, finished with 102 on 17 carries…(10/13) vs. Sea.: Led team in both rushing (77) and receiving (78) yards…Rushed for two scores…Set career highs in receiving yards and longest reception (55 yards)…(10/17) at Ari.: Rushed 21 times for 91 yards and a TD…(11/3) vs. TB: Tallied 125 rushing yards on 21 carries…Closed out the game in overtime, rushing for 44 yards to set up the game-winning FG…(11/10) at Atl.: Rushed for a season-high 145 yards and one TD on 24 carries…Combined with previous week’s effort, his two-game total was the most of his career in back-to-back games…(11/17) vs. Min.: Scored three TDs on the day, two rushing and one receiving…Finished with 63 yards of total offense (54 rushing and nine receiving)…(12/8) at SF: Rushed 20 times for 72 yards and one TD…(12/15) at NYG: Totaled 120 yards of offense on the afternoon (47 rushing and 73 receiving) and one rushing TD…(12/22) vs. Ari.: Posted 18 rushes for 71 yards…(12/29) vs. StL.: Tallied 97 rushing yards on 23 carries with one TD…Postseason: (1/11/14) vs. NO: Set a then-franchise postseason record with 140 rushing yards with two TDs in the victory…(1/19/14) vs. SF: Rushed for 109 yards on 22 carries with one score, helping the Seahawks capture the NFC Championship…Became the only player in franchise history to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back postseason games…Super Bowl XLVIII (2/2/14) vs. Den.: Tallied 39 rushing yards on 15 carries with one TD en route to helping the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl.

2012 (with Sea.): Played in all 16 games, making 15 starts in a career year…Totaled 315 carries for 1,590 yards (5.0 avg.) with 11 TDs…Added 23 receptions for 196 yards and one TD…Set career highs in carries (315, fifth in the NFL), rushing yards (1,590, third in the NFL), rushing average (5.0, fourth in the NFL), 100-yard games (10, tied for first in the NFL) and total yards of offense (1,786, fourth in the NFL)…Became just third player in franchise history to rush for more than 1,500 yards in a season…Named to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season…Named to the Associated Press All-Pro First Team, the first selection of his career…(9/9) at Ari.: Rushed for 85 yards on 21 carries in the season opener after missing all of the preseason…(9/16) vs. Dal.: Posted 26 carries for 122 yards and one TD, with 100 yards coming in the second half…(9/24) vs. GB: Tallied 98 rushing yards on 25 carries…(9/30) at StL.: Posted 118 rushing yards on 20 carries, including an 18-yard TD run…Also tallied four receptions for 37 yards…(10/7) at Car.: Rushed for 85 yards on 21 carries…(10/18) at SF: Topped 100 yards in the game, finishing with 103 on 19 carries…(10/28) at Det.: Posted 105 rushing yards on 12 carries with one TD…(11/4) vs. Min.: Went over 100 yards on the day, rushing 26 times for 124 yards and one TD…(11/11) vs. NYJ: Posted 124 rushing yards for the second consecutive week, this time on 27 carries…Added one TD…His 100-yard effort was the fourth consecutive game where he went over 100 yards…Also had a 27-yard reception in the game…(11/25) at Mia.: Posted 46 rushing yards on 19 carries…(12/2) at Chi.: Rushed 19 times for 87 yards with one TD and also caught two passes for 11 yards…(12/9) vs. Ari.: Recorded 128 rushing yards on just 11 carries with three TDs…The 11.6 rushing average set a franchise single-game record…(12/16) at Buf.: Tallied 113 rushing yards on 10 carries with one TD…(12/23) vs. SF: Posted 130 yards of total offense (107 rushing and 24 receiving)…Had 111 yards and one TD on the ground and 19 yards and one TD as a receiver…(12/30) vs. StL.: Topped 100 yards for the fourth consecutive week with 18 carries for 100 yards…Postseason: (1/6/13) at Was.: Tallied 132 rushing yards on 20 carries with one TD in the Wild Card victory…His 27-yard TD in the fourth quarter was the go-ahead score for Seattle...(1/12/13) at Atl.: Posted 46 rushing yards on 16 carries with one TD and 37 receiving yards on three receptions.

2011 (with Sea.): Appeared in and started 15 games in his first full season with Seattle, totaling 285 rushes for 1,204 yards (4.2 avg.) and 12 TDs…Added 28 receptions for 212 yards (7.6 avg.) and one TD as a receiver…Earned his second Pro Bowl selection and first as a Seahawk…Set a franchise record with at least one TD in 11 straight games…Became Seattle’s first 1,000-yard rusher since the 2005 season…(9/11) at SF: Started and posted 33 yards on 13 carries in the season opener…(9/18) at Pit.: Recorded six carries for 11 yards…(9/25) vs. Ari.: Tallied 73 yards on 19 rushes…(10/2) vs. Atl.: Posted his first rushing TD of the season and added 57 yards of total offense…(10/9) at NYG: Posted over 100 yards of total offense (98 rushing and 33 receiving) and one rushing TD…(10/23) at Cle.: Active but did not play due to back tightness…(10/30) vs. Cin.: Recorded 16 rushes for 24 yards and one TD…(11/6) at Dal.: Posted his first 100-yard rushing game as a Seahawk, tallying 135 yards and one TD on 23 carries…(11/13) vs. Bal.: Set a career high with 32 rushes for 109 yards and one TD against the NFL’s third-ranked run defense…Posted back-to-back 100-yard rushing games for the first time in his career…Added 58 receiving yards on five receptions in the victory, leading the team in rushing and receiving…(11/20) at StL.: Totaled 88 yards on 27 carries and one TD…(11/27) vs. Was.: Rushed for 111 yards on 24 carries and added one reception for 20 yards and one TD…(12/1) vs. Phi.: Rushed for a season-high 148 yards to go along with two TDs…(12/12) vs. StL.: Posted 115 rushing yards on 23 carries with one TD…(12/18) at Chi.: Recorded 20 rushes for 42 yards with two TDs in the victory…Reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season in the contest…(12/24) vs. SF: Rushed for 107 yards on 21 carries with one TD…Marked the 11th straight game he scored at least one TD, setting the franchise mark.

2010 (with Buf. and Sea.): Played in 16 games with 14 starts between the Bills and Seahawks…Totaled 737 rushing yards on 202 carries (3.6 avg.) and six TDs…Added 22 receptions for 145 yards (6.6 avg.)…Postseason totals include 133 rushing yards on 19 carries and one TD in two games…Was acquired by the Seahawks via trade from the Bills on Oct. 5…(9/19) at GB: Posted 64 rushing yards on 17 carries…(9/26) at NE: Rushed 13 times for 79 yards…(10/17) at Chi.: Made his Seahawks debut, rushing for 44 yards on 17 attempts with one TD…(10/24) vs. Ari.: Set a season high with 89 yards on 24 carries…(11/14) at Ari.: Scored his second TD of the season and rushed for 29 yards on 13 attempts…(12/5) vs. Car.: Recorded 21 rushes for 83 yards and three TDs in the victory…Postseason: (1/8/11) vs. NO: Rushed for 131 yards on 19 carries, including a 67-yard TD in the fourth quarter that sealed the Wild Card victory.

2009 (with Buf.): Played in 13 games with six starts, totaling 450 rushing yards on 120 carries (3.8 avg.) and two TDs…Added 28 receptions for 179 yards (6.4 avg.)…Spent the first three weeks of the season on the Reserve/Suspended List…(10/4) at Mia.: Made his season debut, leading the team with five receptions for 43 yards…(10/11) vs. Cle.: Made his first start of the season, leading the Bills in rushing and receiving…Tallied 69 rushing yards on 17 carries and 56 receiving yards on six receptions…(10/18) at NYJ: Led the team with 61 rushing yards on 19 carries…(10/25) at Car.: Led the team with 40 rushing yards on 17 carries and posted his first rushing TD of the season…(12/3) vs. NYJ: Paced the team with 60 rushing yards and added one TD…(12/13) at KC: Tallied a season-high 84 yards on 12 carries.

2008 (with Buf.): Played in and started 15 games in his second season, earning his first Pro Bowl selection…Totaled his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, rushing for 1,036 yards on 250 attempts (4.1 avg.) with eight TDs…Added 300 receiving yards on 47 carries with one TD…Became the fastest player in franchise history to reach 1,500 career rushing yards, doing so in just 19 games…Became one of just three players in franchise history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in each of their first two seasons…Ranked fifth in the AFC in rushing yards and sixth in carries…(9/7) vs. Sea.: Finished with 76 yards on 18 carries and one TD, a 21-yarder…(9/14) at Jac.: Posted 19 carries for 59 rushing yards and one TD…(9/21) vs. Oak.: Recorded his first career multi-TD game, rushing for two scores…Finished with 83 rushing yards on 23 carries…(9/28) at StL.: Posted a team-high 57 rushing yards on 19 carries…Tied for a team high with four receptions for 31 yards…(10/5) at Ari.: Recorded 44 rushing yards on 12 carries and added three receptions for 10 yards…(10/26) at Mia.: Led all rushers with 61 yards on 13 carries and one TD…Added five receptions for 34 yards…(11/2) vs. NYJ: Recorded 52 receiving yards on three receptions…Added 16 rushing yards on nine carries…(11/17) vs. Cle.: Finished with 119 rushing yards on 23 attempts…Set a career high with 10 receptions for 58 yards and his first career receiving TD…(11/23) at KC: Rushed for a team-high 79 yards with one TD…(11/30) vs. SF: Posted a 100-yard game, gaining a season-high 134 yards on 16 carries…(12/14) at NYJ: Rushed for 127 yards on 21 attempts.

2007 (with Buf.): Started all 13 games he played in as a rookie…Finished with 1,115 yards on 280 carries with seven TDs…Named to the PFWA and Gil Brandt’s All-Rookie Team…Had the most yards rushing by a Bills rookie since 1980…His seven TDs are tied for third among Bills rookies…Finished first in the NFL in rushing attempts per game (21.5 avg.) and fifth in the AFC in yards per game (85.8 avg.)…(9/9) vs. Den.: Made his NFL debut, rushing for 90 yards and one TD…Produced more yards than any Bills rookie running back in a season opener…(11/4) vs. Cin.: Posted his first career 100-yard game, recording career highs in yards (153) and carries (29) with one TD…(11/11) at Mia.: Totaled 61 yards on 19 carries with one TD…Converted the team’s first two-point conversion since 2001…(12/9) vs. Mia.: Rushed 23 times for 107 yards, his second career 100-yard effort…(12/30) at Phi.: Record 105 yards on 22 attempts in the season finale.

COLLEGE: Appeared in 35 games with 20 starts over three seasons at California…Career totals include 490 rushes for 3,230 yards (6.6 avg.) with 29 TDs…Added 68 receptions for 600 yards (8.8 avg.) and six TDs…Became the fourth player in school history to rush for over 3,000 yards, finished second on the all-time list…Was only the second player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons (2005 and 2006)…Left school as Cal’s leader in 100-yard rushing games with 17…Became the fourth player in school history to post over 4,000 all-purpose yards…Ranked eighth on Cal’s all-time scoring list (210 points)…Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts as a junior in 2006, totaling 1,356 yards on 223 carries with 11 TDs…Added 34 receptions for 328 yards and four TDs…Was named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year…Named to the All-Pac 10 Conference First Team…Was an All-American First Team selection by the NFL Draft Report and American Football Coaches Association…Semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and Doak Walker Award…Received the Bear Backer Award as the team’s Most Valuable Player…Led the conference in both rushing and all-purpose yards…Played in 10 games with nine starts as a sophomore…Recorded 1,246 rushing yards on 196 carries and TDs on the ground…Added 15 receptions for 125 yards as a receiver…Named All-Pac-10 honorable mention…Named All-American Third Team by the NFL Draft Report…Ranked ninth in the country in all-purpose yards per game…Led the team and ranked third in the Pac-10 in rushing yards per game…Played in 12 games as a freshman in 2004, totaling 628 rushing yards on 71 carries with eight TDs…Added 19 receptions for 147 yards and two TDs as a receiver…Earned Freshman All-American Second Team honors…Named to the Freshman All-American Third Team by The Sporting News…Majored in social welfare.

PERSONAL: Attended Oakland (Calif.) Technical High School…Named a Super Prep All-American and the San Francisco Chronicle’s East Bay Player of the Year in 2003…Was the first three-time All-League First Team selection in school history...Cousin, QB Josh Johnson, was drafted in the fifth round (160th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is currently on the Raiders.